They are relatively cheap and quick to lay.
Laying tongue and groove flooring parallel to joists.
Chipboard flooring with tongue and groove joints is commonly available for flooring applications.
Standard size sheets are 2400mm x 600mm and available in two thicknesses 18mm and 22mm.
For subflooring you use tongue and groove plywood.
The joists are not 2 4m spaced to line up with the join.
Pretty simple step here.
The floor had to be replaced because of a joist problem not because of a floor problem too bad the floor is still in excellent condition.
The floor i am replacing was installed directly on top of the joists about 2 feet from the ground crawl space.
The tongue and groove pine flooring must run perpendicular to the floor joists.
Is the existing 5 8 plywood subfloor screwed to the joists adequate to hold the nails staples.
Is there any reason i can t do it.
But to start off we will need to remove the tongue so the plywood is tight with the exterior icf walls.
I am replacing a 3 4 in.
Tongue groove floor which is approx.
The 3 4 in thick solid plank flooring shown is milled with a tongue and groove.
The tongue and groove edges make for a strong bond between the boards.
The subfloor is 3 4 inch tongue and groove plywood.
I plan to install solid maple hardwood flooring over the existing 5 8 tongue and groove plywood subfloor.
If the subfloor is stiff enough there is no reason why solid nail down strip flooring can t be run parallel to the joists.
I ll be laying a new chipboard floor over some old joists some of which have been replaced and now it is all insulated.
First renail the existing plywood subfloor so that the old nails are tight and.
To keep the wide boards from cupping you ll face nail them with cut nails driven through the subfloor and into the joists photo 18.
I agree that if you have less than 3 4 of you should definitely run the flooring perpendicular to the joists or at a 45 degree angle.
Tongue and groove flooring solves the pesky problems such as shrinking warping and working loose commonly experienced by nailing planks to floor joists.
Do i need to install additional plywood subflooring if the hardwood flooring is going to be installed parallel to the floor joists instead of perpendicular to the joists.
A flooring contractor howard brickman responds.
On the four foot edges your seams will fall on joist tops so no need for tongue and groove.